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A review by elderlingfool
Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
The first time I've read this book I enjoyed it a lot, but the only character I felt attached to was Fitz. The others didn't make much of an impact on me and didn't seem as complex even though I liked them. I also though the pacing was too slow sometimes. I still think a first reader can have this impression, but the book is also moving and Robin Hobb's writing is superb. Fitz is also such a good complex character from the start. It's incredible!
It is true that the first book in every trilogy in this series is the slowest. The author likes to take time presenting you the characters and their surroundings. This is not a bad thing, but it can bore people that like plot more than characters. This is a story more foccused on the characters and even though the plot is also amazing it is not fast paced and it takes time to develop.
On the reread I felt more deeply about the characters because I got to know them and I got attached to them. I was also able to notice some details more and the foreshadowing of important events in other books.
As soon as I started reading this book I was instantly dragged into this world again and forgot my surroundings. I realized no other books make me feel like the ones in this series do. It's like coming home and meeting your friends again. That is why it deserves 5 stars from me.
It is true that the first book in every trilogy in this series is the slowest. The author likes to take time presenting you the characters and their surroundings. This is not a bad thing, but it can bore people that like plot more than characters. This is a story more foccused on the characters and even though the plot is also amazing it is not fast paced and it takes time to develop.
On the reread I felt more deeply about the characters because I got to know them and I got attached to them. I was also able to notice some details more and the foreshadowing of important events in other books.
As soon as I started reading this book I was instantly dragged into this world again and forgot my surroundings. I realized no other books make me feel like the ones in this series do. It's like coming home and meeting your friends again. That is why it deserves 5 stars from me.